a fishy tale
05 May 2026 23 Comments
in rhyming verse Tags: Golden Gate, mermaid, song, summer, tide, wine
Sitting on the bay shore,
the Golden Gate in view,
enjoy an afternoon delight
with bottle of bordeaux.
In nearby pool of ebb tide
where sea foam kisses shore
I hear a mermaid singing
summer song of salty lore.
Her name is Desdemona,
the wind rush plays her hair;
then sudden as quicksilver,
siren’s no longer there.
A swish of tail, a splash of scale,
she dives back under brine…
But when I tell my friends of Des,
they say, “Lay off the wine!”
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Linking to dVerse, where Merril challenges us to use at least 5 names of roses in our poem. I used the following names of rose varieties: Afternoon Delight , Bordeaux , Desdemona , Ebb Tide , Golden Gate, Mermaid , Quicksilver , Sea Foam , Summer Song, Windrush
naturally grown
04 May 2026 33 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: bloom, child, fruit, growth, leaves, ripe, seed, sprout, weed
plant tiny seed
in garden womb
grow like a weed
till out of room
when time is ripe
birth little sprout
stem stretches tall
leaves wave about
water with LOVE
nurture strong roots
let sun chase gloom
wait for the fruits
watch child bloom!
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Quadrilles are blooming at dVerse Poets pub where Lillian hosts today. We have a new grandson…see previous post for photo 🙂
complementary
04 May 2026 10 Comments
woman takes what man gives,
nurtures and grows it: a child,
a home, a life…together!
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Introducing our 18th grandchild, Noah Silas, born on May Day!
carpe diem
30 Apr 2026 17 Comments
in golden shovel Tags: fail, fear, procrastination, time, worry
Procrastination… is what
happens when there is
too Much time before IT
Must be done or … you
simply fail to make a Plan;
Perhaps FEAR contributes to
putting off what needs DO–
ing as you wrestle with…
DISappointing your
own expectations. One
Remedy is to take wild
worries… captive and
tame THIS very precious
moment…why miss life?
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This is a “golden shovel” poem. The final words of each line form a phrase from another poet; in this case, the final thought from Mary Oliver’s poem, “The Summer Day.” Linking to dVerse poets where Grace invites us to try this form.
shades of glory
29 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in list poem Tags: glory, colors, sky, night, afternoon, morning, dawn, paint, evening, wash, dusl
He paints pale pewter twilight
with splash of blood-orange dawn;
a wash of lemon yellow morning,
with buttermilk clouds layered
on cornflower background,
blends to tangerine afternoon;
then, sweet lavender dusk which
transforms eggplant evening
into deep indigo night.
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“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Psalm 19:1
listen to silence
27 Apr 2026 19 Comments
in haibun Tags: crocus, moon, rabbit, seasons, snow
Snow falls noiselessly from a windless sky, alighting on back deck and fence post, shed roof and fallow field. We can feel the gathering of snowflakes but cannot hear their conversation. Rabbit tracks crisscross white breast of winter.
Spring crocus push through snow’s crust soundlessly, if not effortlessly. Green spears surround the hardy stem. Bright purple petals display golden stamen and pistil. Life is determined to bloom and reproduce beauty.
Dark eyes watch intently, soft nose wriggles. Wild rabbit moves stealthily on fur-boot feet. No rustle of leaf, no snap of stick, just a flicker of movement and flash of cotton-ball tail. First a twitch, then a hop, final sprint beneath spruce.
earth tilts toward sun
far side of moon holds silence
seasons change places
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Haibun Monday at dVerse Poets, hosted by Frank Tassone
abundance
27 Apr 2026 2 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: grass, green, prayers, rain, spring
hopeful spring showers
greening grass blades point
prayers up to God
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I’m currently reading poems by Mary Oliver; collection entitled “Devotions”
en-danger-ed
25 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in american sentence Tags: death, life, mortality
Realize that – for every generation of mortals – life is deadly.
attraction
22 Apr 2026 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: birds, sprinkler, worms
turn on lawn sprinkler
free showers for dirty birds
oh, the worms, the worms!
paradigm shift
22 Apr 2026 9 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cobblestone, dignity, dinner, indigo, old man, seaside, village
old man wanders
cobblestone streets
of seaside village in
Ceredigion county
(though he’s not
indigenous welsh)
his pedigree and
dignity are both
wrapped warmly
in indigo cardigan
as he digresses
from one quaint
little shop to another
in search of dinner
worthy of digestion.
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A fun little quadrille for dVerse using some form of the word “dig” (used nine times, including title).
visitor
19 Apr 2026 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: birdbath, flicker, friend, speckles
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fluffs soft speckled breast
sports black bib, red bandana
my friend (the) flicker!
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Another birdbath visitor and almost as big as a crow! Also, remembering title from youth, My Friend Flicka (about a horse).
a poem in my pocket 
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